Planning application
Clos Ysgol Kemys Sebastopol Pontypool Torfaen
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within five years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T3 Oak - Foliage tip reduction back to suitable lateral growth points to provide up to 1.5m clearance from building
As published by the council, reference 25/P/0476/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 25/P/0476/TPO
- Type
- Works to a tree with a TPO
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 7 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 7 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 15 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Panteg
- Parish
- Pontypool Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Aug 2025
Received by Torfaen
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15 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
- TPO APPROVAL DECISION NOTICE
- DELEGATED REPORT
- . PONTYPOOL CC
- . ARBORICULTURAL OFFICER
- APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA
- HOW THE FEE WAS CALCULATED
- A SUMMARY OF THE ATTACHMENTS IN THE PROPOSAL
- APPROVED DEFECTIVE TREE LIST AND MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS - TREE CARE CONSULTA
- APPROVED PLAN OF THE TREE LOCATION
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Torfaen granted permission on 15 October 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within five years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About tree works applications
Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.
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